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Pocket FM Raises USD 103 million in funding round led by Lightspeed The company claims to have surpassed USD 150 million ARR and is growing at 57 per cent quarter-over-quarter.Pocket FM claims… By PTIMarch 20, 2024 18:22 IST
Wearable startup Ultrahuman raises $35 million from Blume, Steadview, Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal, others The company said it has become the second-largest player in the smart ring market in the past 12 months while… By MSME DeskMarch 20, 2024 17:09 IST
PM Modi: Startups to play major role in India’s jump as the 3rd largest economy “India is the third largest startup ecosystem with 1.25 lakh startups involving 12 lakh youth who are directly linked with… By MSME DeskMarch 20, 2024 13:54 IST
EaseMyTrip Co-founder Prashant Pitti’s MSME lending startup Optimo Loan raises $10M from Blume, Omnivore The funding will be used to expand Optimo’s operations, enhance its technology, recruit new talent, and broaden its presence to… By MSME DeskMarch 20, 2024 11:28 IST
Over Rs 27.75 lakh crore of loans disbursed under MUDRA loan scheme As per the government data available, in the financial year 2015-16 when the scheme was launched, the loan amount disbursed… By ANIMarch 19, 2024 19:03 IST
India’s exports may reach USD 450 billion this fiscal: New FIEO President “I will focus on addressing issues of MSMEs as they are going to play. They will play a key role… By PTIMarch 19, 2024 18:53 IST
Facebook Co-founder’s B Capital closes $750 million Opportunities Fund II for late-stage startups The majority of the fund will focus on follow-on investment opportunities in existing and growing B Capital portfolio companies. B… By MSME DeskMarch 19, 2024 16:34 IST
Blinkit to be bigger than Zomato’s food delivery business in a year: Deepinder Goyal Underscoring the challenge in building a generational company due to changing technology and business ecosystem in the country, Goyal, in… By Sandeep SoniMarch 18, 2024 14:35 IST
Amitabh Kant: Startups’ focus on growth and valuation at all cost leads to misgovernance Speaking at the Startup Mahakumbh event on Monday G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant called for… By MSME DeskMarch 18, 2024 12:20 IST
Where do startups capture value in the Generative AI gold rush? When every company is just an API key away from being a “cutting edge AI company”, how do founders(and investors)… By GuestMarch 17, 2024 11:53 IST
What will it take to unlock the full potential of India’s MSME sector As we stand at the crossroads of economic evolution, the success of MSMEs is closely tied to their access to… By GuestMarch 17, 2024 11:21 IST
Govt’s Self-Reliant India fund: Rs 7,593 crore in equity funding invested in 425 MSMEs SRI is a sector-agnostic fund to support MSMEs in agriculture, pharma, auto, chemicals, etc., undertaking manufacturing or services business. By MSME DeskMarch 15, 2024 18:40 IST
Udyam portal: India now has over 4 crore registered MSMEs The 4-crore mark was achieved in around five months from 3 crore registrations recorded till October last year while 2… By Sandeep SoniMarch 15, 2024 16:01 IST
“Indian start-up movement must be driven by domestic finances”: Amitabh Kant In fact, “Unicorns have become a national asset to India’s economy”, former CEO of the NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant, said during… By Akanksha NagarUpdated: March 15, 2024 14:01 IST
Mudra loans disbursed to micro, small enterprises in current fiscal surpass entire FY23 performance In FY23, Rs 4.56 lakh crore loans were sanctioned, of which Rs 4.50 lakh crore loans were disbursed to micro… By MSME DeskMarch 15, 2024 12:00 IST
Rs 750-cr ‘blended’ fund for agri start-ups soon Out of the total Rs 750 crore corpus of the fund under the “Agri-SURE” scheme, Rs 250 crore each will… By Sandip DasMarch 15, 2024 01:00 IST
Ride-hailing app inDrive raises another $150 million from General Catalyst The company said it recorded 54 per cent growth in net revenue in 2023. By MSME DeskMarch 14, 2024 15:22 IST
SEBI’s plans for more disclosures may complicate IPO process for resource-constrained SMEs: Experts The S&P BSE –SME IPO Index, which measures the performance of listed SMEs on the BSE SME platform, was down… By Sandeep SoniMarch 14, 2024 13:16 IST
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